Devotion for Maundy Thursday
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave...
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And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him. As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled...
View ArticleDevotion for Holy Saturday
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him....
View ArticleDevotion for Easter Sunday
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord...
View ArticleLenten Devotional: The Light of Christ
If you do not come from a liturgical Christian background, you may not know much about Lent. If you aren’t accustomed to observing Lent and would like to know more about it, read these posts: Ash...
View ArticleThe Parables of Jesus: Lenten Devotionals
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Lent is a forty-day season of penitence leading to Easter. Many Christians fast or give up something as a Lenten discipline. Adding extra devotions is...
View ArticleFree Devotional for Lent
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Many Christians will attend solemn church services and receive the sign of the cross on their foreheads to demonstrate their penitence. During the forty...
View ArticleIt Is Finished
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch...
View ArticleLenten Devotional: I Am the Lord
Not all Christian denominations formally observe Lent, but all Christians can do so. Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter, is a time of fasting and repentance in preparation for Easter. Believers may...
View ArticleAshes on the Forehead?
When I was growing up in a small town and attending a Protestant church that didn’t observe Lent, I was curious about students who came to school on what seemed to be a random Wednesday with a cross...
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